‘Caroline Minuscule’ with Christine Farmer

The first fully minuscule script from C8 and reincarnated at least twice for calligraphy, it has been a typographical model for serifed fonts until the present day. We will look at its historic significance, and write a contemporary version. 

Materials: Your usual equipment, including –

2.4 Pilot Parallel Pen

Dip nibs sizes 1 to 5mm

Ink

Bond layout paper

Pencil, ruler, eraser, T-square, water pot, tissues

2 tubes gouache, mixing brushes, palette

Slope board